Understanding the impact of bowel function on quality of life after rectal cancer surgery

MF Maalouf, S Robitaille, R Penta… - … Journal of Surgery, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Background: Bowel dysfunction is an important consequence of rectal cancer surgery;
however, the specific quality of life (QoL) domains that are affected remain unaddressed by …

[HTML][HTML] 2022 Canadian Surgery Forum Sept. 15–17, 202201. Operative classification of ventral abdominal hernias: new and practical classification02. Watchful …

…, J Holden, T Paradis, Z Bayat, S Patel, MF Maalouf… - 2022 - canjsurg.ca
Background: Ventral hernias of the abdomen are defined as a noninguinal, nonhiatal defect
in the fascia of the abdominal wall. Unfortunately, there is not currently a universal …

Right-sided colectomies for diverticulitis have worse outcomes compared with left-sided colectomies

A Wachtel, N Wong-Chong… - … Journal of Surgery, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Background: Right-and left-sided diverticulitis share some similar clinical features. However,
there are limited data on the surgical outcomes following resection for right-sided …

Symptom burden and time from symptom onset to cancer diagnosis in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer

V Baronas, A Arif, G Ladua, E Bhang… - … Journal of Surgery, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Background: The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is decreasing in individuals aged>
50 years owing to organized screening. For younger individuals, however, the incidence has …

Beyond us and them: Identity and terror from an Arab American's perspective

J Michael - The South Atlantic Quarterly, 2003 - muse.jhu.edu
Beau Geste, William A. Wellman’s cinematic romance of legionnaires besieged by
Bedouins in a desert outpost, represents a version of Arab identity still familiar in the West. The …

Postoperative analgesia with saphenous block appears equivalent to femoral nerve block in ACL reconstruction

MF Chisholm, H Bang, DB Maalouf… - HSS Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
… may have acceptable levels of pain control postoperatively with traditional multimodal
analgesic regimens, patients undergoing reconstruction with patellar tendon autografts fare better …

[BOOK][B] Identity and the Failure of America: From Thomas Jefferson to the War on Terror

J Michael - 2008 - books.google.com
… In Identity and the Failure of America, John Michael explores … Through a series of insightful
readings, Michael analyzes … nation turned to force, Michael ultimately posits the development …

A Descriptive Study of the Composition and Scope of Practice of Nursing Staff in Acute Care Hospitals of Lebanon

L Younan, M Clinton, S Fares, H Samaha - Journal of Nursing Regulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The Nursing Practice Act in Lebanon allows multiple entry points to practice, with
blurred scope of practice demarcation lines between registered nurses (RNs) and practical …

Faster pac learning and smaller coresets via smoothed analysis

A Maalouf, I Jubran, M Tukan, D Feldman - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
… We used the data describing n = 14.7M trip fares at the year of 2013. We used the d = 6 …
Dan Feldman and Michael Langberg. A unified framework for approximating and clustering data. …

[HTML][HTML] Reno-protective effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists in Type1 diabetes: dual action on TRPC6 and NADPH oxidases

…, R Njeim, HE Ghadieh, F Harb, ST Azar, N Fares… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a serious diabetic complication, results in podocyte loss and
proteinuria through NADPH oxidases (NOX)-mediated ROS production. DUOX1 and 2 are …